Parking meters which accept coins are being phased out in the centre of Amsterdam, the Telegraaf reports.

Within a few months, motorists will have to use credit or direct debit cards to park their cars, by logging in their number plate via a touch screen.
Parking tickets will no longer be issued and traffic wardens will check on a central database whether a space has been paid for.
Amsterdam wants to phase out cash payments because parking meters are often broken into.